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Protecting his base would have taken control of this. he just didnt do it. >> as a thought experiment, say it started with infrastructure, and say he had decided to run the white house as a populist and somewhat independent president who worked for the interest of the people who elected him and decided not to go as far partisan as he did. you would have transformed american politics as opposed to be down to 39%. >> ill anger democrats when i say this. hes doing exactly what i thought personally,...

>> right. >> it should work both ways. democrats should say that about republicans. im just trying to do the thought experiment of what if valerie jarrett had had three ex-husbands and not paid tax and moved around? republicans would be up in arms. and, likewise, i think democrats have to look at both sides. we just dont do that any more. >> sean, were there any sort of takeaways after putting all this information together? are you left with more question marks? or any conclusions? >> well, the ...

National television they werent true and director comey who made the same point. suspend disbelief and give the presidents tweet some credibility just for a thought experiment. if he were indeed under surveillance i judge of the fisc could have been presented with evidence by the department of justice, that president trump or someone in his orsit was acting as an agent of a foreign power. alternatively the department of justice could have presented an article three court with evidence suggesting...

Reality. this is the israeli/palestinian peace process just isnt ready for primetime pup dont have the leadership, dont have the ownership and you need at least one of those in order to allow for effective u.s. mediation. this was a thought experiment in many respects, a way for the secretary of state to put his own views and the views of the united states on the pooreimpor and urgency of this process. i dont this this speech or the security council resolution will have legs going forward. thats...

Donald trump as president-elect? >> im worried about the worst cloud. that we discover in february or april when people have had a chance to look deeply into that it he should not have been elected in the first place. that this was the first time in american his 40 a foreign government has intervened in an election. the 9/11 of american democracy. the worst attack on american democracy really ever. and better to know that now. if they decide to go forward, as he legitimate president. >> one thin...

Has. >> i dont think the trump team was promoting that. i think the indian business leaders. look, do the thought experiment here. if several of the things that have happened just since the elekdz. if hillary clinton had won and was meeting with big donters to the clinton foundation or if chelsea clinton was sitting in on a meeting. chelsea clinton as the potential leader of the foundation sitting on a meeting with a foreign leader what would we be hearing from jason chaffetz on this show. what ...

Things if there is an international crisis. it is worrying to me that clinton and the democrats have put us in a position where the front runner for the white house is somebody who is under fbi investigation. >> just to play out the thought experiment if that were to happen and she ends up in the white house and you are concerned about the implications on the world stage dont republicans have an obligation to rally behind the president of the united states regardless of the party rather than obs...

Gone to syria to join isis from all over the world from asia. the authorities in indonesia, malaysia, countries like that, theyre very concerned, could come here also. >> there are those analysts that suggested all of this attention on isis by the president of the united states, an address to the nation sunday night, at the pentagon on monday, today at the national counterterrorism center. tomorrow, hes going to san bernardino. presumably, hell make a statement out there. plays into the hands of...

That at certain point. theyve all talked that way. >> theyre all weasly. they dont lie with such gusto. >> we all sort of tell lies and exaggerate our own personal stories. politicians are no different. trump just does it with more gusto. >> but the republican strategist officials, donors are worried according to the new york times, they feel the trump nomination would lead to an electoral wipeout, a sweeping defeat that could undo some of the gains republicans have made in recent congressional,...

Republican candidate whos ahead of his second place competitor by eight, 10, 12, 14% in the first two state naenlsly. and he is conservative and hes a billionaire businessman who can fund his own campaign. that looks like a winner to me. that looks like a winner of the nomination. >> all right, were going to do that thought experiment during this commercial. we well be right back. this is claira. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for her shes agreed to give it up. thats today? well...